Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holders will participate in a rotational training programme. Within the hospital this may include ward based medicines management, dispensary, aseptics, clinical trials, oncology, stores, procurement, homecare and high cost drugs. Rotations external to the hospital trust may include community pharmacy, mental health and outpatient pharmacy services. 
The appointed candidates will need to demonstrate that they are patient focused, have good interpersonal and communication skills and committed to the training programme. The ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst working as part of a team in this busy department is essential; therefore, a professional manner and work ethic is important for a PTPT to demonstrate.

The Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) apprenticeship programme combines and integrates work-based and traditional academic learning. You can expect to spend up to 80% of your time on-the-job, in a productive role, and at least 20% of your time learning off-the-job.  

Training will be completed through a combination of attending face-to-face and/or virtual sessions delivered by the Higher Education Institution, where support will be given to empower you to complete and pass the theoretical and academic components and assessments. You will also complete a range of clinical placements, observations and work-based assessments as required by the apprenticeship programme. These aspects will be completed within the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) or with a designated placement provider, where you will be supported by appropriate professionals. During this time you will gain clinical experience working across an audited practice learning environment (placement setting) that will provide supervision and assessment, as set by the GPhC and NHS England.  

Alongside this, you will be based as a paid employee, in a clinical area where you will work as part of the Pharmacy team in delivering a high quality and effective service to patients. With guidance from registered professionals, practice supervisors and practice educators, you will train in the skills and knowledge required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the ability to work in multiple healthcare environments. You will work as an autonomous practitioner within the team and be responsible and accountable for your decisions and for reflecting on the effectiveness of your actions, with the aim of continually improving the service you provide.

During the apprenticeship you will develop the skills and knowledge to allow you to work in today’s dynamic and changing healthcare environments and through assessment, intervention, critical reflection and the application of analytical skills, you will demonstrate the Trust Values of Caring Together, Learning Together, Excelling Together and Continuously Improving. You will ensure that only those activities for which competence has been assessed and achieved are undertaken without supervision and that recognition is given to the impact and consequences of practicing outside capability and competence.